Stink City - Hardcover
As fifteen-year-old Cade Carlsen gets involved in animal rights activism in his struggle to atone for the suffering of fish used in his family's smelly catfish bait business, his neighbor Leigh Ann tries to keep him out of trouble.
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Richard W. Jennings has published more than fifty essays, articles, and short stories, including The Tragic Tale of the Dog Who Killed Himself, published by Bantam Books in 1980 to widespread critical acclaim, in addition to his recent titles published with Houghton Mifflin -- Orwell's Luck, The Great Whale of Kansas, My Life of Crime, and Scribble. He is cofounder of a popular Kansas City-area bookstore and former editor of KANSAS CITY MAGAZINE. He has five children, four grandchildren, a dog, a cat, and a parrot and lives in Kansas.
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Cade Carlsen's family manufactures the world's smelliest and most effective catfish bait. Because he sometimes helps with the manufacturing process, Cade smells pretty ripe himself much of the time. Fortunately, his friend Leigh Ann has a sinus condition, which makes Cade's presence bearable to her. Leigh Ann narrates this enjoyable yarn about Cade's attempt to disrupt Missouri's biggest catfish tournament, which becomes an ever-burgeoning tall tale as it moves along. Things begin after Cade falls under the spell of Martina Hyde and her "Fish Feel Pain" antifishing campaign, which gradually goes spectacularly awry, culminating in a massive explosion that is caused by a 2,000-pound cast-iron catfish and unleashes a stink for miles around. Many kids will enjoy the fishing lore, eccentric diversions, and exaggerated humor in this whopper of a yarn. Todd Morning
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- PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0618552480
- ISBN 13 9780618552481
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages186
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. Boston, MA, Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Uncorrected Proof. 8vo. Paperback, 186 pp. Includes ephemera about the book. Something stinks about fishing. And as far as Cade Carlson is concerned, it isn t just his family s best-selling catfish bait, either. While there s no denying that the secret recipe concocted by his grandfather does indeed produce one of the foulest odors ever known, it is not the bait s smell but its effectiveness that bothers Cade. Cade is determined to make amends, but the question is how? Delightful, charming and funny! New. Size: 8vo. Uncorrected Proof. Seller Inventory # 021593
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